The black Maybach soon pulled up in front of the villa surrounded by lush, beautiful gardens.
Shao Bai parked the car and quickly got out to open the door.
As the door opened, Lu Peishen stepped out first, followed closely by Ye Xixi, who covered her still slightly flushed face as she hurriedly got out.
The moment her feet touched the ground, Lu Peishen said gently, “Xixi, this will be your home from now on. Don’t be afraid.”
“And don’t feel restrained. If you need anything, just tell me or the housekeepers.”
Ye Xixi glanced at the luxurious villa in front of her, then at the tall and handsome Lu Peishen.
A mansion, a handsome Uncle Lu, and a baby belonging to Uncle Lu.
Really, she truly… felt as if she had fallen into a fairy tale.
So happy she was practically dizzy.
So, from now on, she really had to study hard and earn lots of money to repay Uncle Lu for saving her!
“Okay, Uncle Lu,” Ye Xixi said, touched, nodding her little head.
Seeing this, Lu Peishen gave a faint smile at the corner of his lips and strode inside with his long legs. “Mm, let’s go in.”
Ye Xixi obediently nodded and then followed him like a little quail into the villa’s luxurious living room.
In the living room, Aunt Fang, who was specially assigned to serve Lu Peishen, was watching with a gentle, affectionate expression as the cool and noble President Lu, who resembled an immortal, led in a “dirty” little girl with scars on her face.
The smile on Aunt Fang’s face instantly froze slightly.
Oh dear, could this be President Lu’s wife, the young madam of the Lu Family?
She looked quite different from the elegant, beautiful young lady Aunt Fang had imagined.
Was this true love from President Lu for the young madam?
Otherwise, how could President Lu be so protective of such an unremarkable young madam?
Thinking this, Aunt Fang quickly adjusted her attitude. Since her master liked Miss Ye so much, she should also learn to properly care for this new young madam.
“Aunt Fang, this is Ye Xixi. From now on, she is the young madam of our Lu Family. You must take good care of her,” Lu Peishen said. “Also, she’s pregnant, so prepare nourishing tonics for her every day at home.”
He wanted to raise Ye Xixi to be plump and fair.
Pregnant???
Aunt Fang was so shocked she nearly widened her eyes. This… this… President Lu worked so efficiently?
She had never seen him bring any girl home before.
And now, the first one he brought home was already pregnant.
Truly… quietly achieving great things!
Aunt Fang marveled inwardly, silently giving Lu Peishen a thumbs-up in her mind, then smiled warmly and said, “Alright, President Lu, I will take good care of the young madam.”
Lu Peishen nodded. “Take her to bathe first.”
“Be careful.”
Such gentle care made Ye Xixi, standing to the side, feel incredibly warm inside.
If she were rich and didn’t have scars on her face…
Should she hope to fall in love with Uncle Lu?
But she knew that, as she was now, she didn’t stand a chance.
The only reason she could marry Uncle Lu was that he needed to fulfill his promise to Grandma, and she was carrying a precious baby.
As Ye Xixi’s thoughts wandered, Aunt Fang had already come over cheerfully, affectionately taking her hand to lead her upstairs to help her bathe.
Lu Peishen couldn’t assist her personally, so he waited downstairs.
*
Half an hour later.
With Aunt Fang’s help, Ye Xixi was finally clean, fair, fragrant, and soft.
She stepped out of the bathtub and changed into the white dress Aunt Fang had prepared for her.
Her long, fluffy hair cascaded over her shoulders like dense seaweed, instantly transforming her into a stunning and delicate beauty.
Aunt Fang, standing nearby, stared wide-eyed.
Oh my, she never expected this. She had thought the young mistress was quite plain, but the young mistress’s face was truly beautiful, with skin as fair as egg whites.
Tender and smooth.
Indeed, her President Lu had good taste.
It’s just… that flesh-colored, raised scar from a burn on the young mistress’s face.
It obscured fifty percent of her beauty.
Otherwise, the young mistress would undoubtedly be exceptionally beautiful.
Aunt Fang sighed inwardly for a moment before quickly leading Ye Xixi downstairs.
At the foot of the stairs, Lu Peishen was instructing Shao Bai to send a lawyer’s letter to Ye Xixi’s aunt, demanding she relinquish guardianship over Ye Xixi.
After finishing his instructions, Aunt Fang softly reminded him, “President Lu, the young mistress has finished her bath.”
With that, Aunt Fang headed to the kitchen to prepare a meal.
Lu Peishen turned around and looked at the freshly bathed girl, who was clean, fragrant, and soft.
His deep eyes instantly fixed on her.
As expected, his little wife was the most beautiful.
The more Lu Peishen looked at the pristine and delicate Ye Xixi, the more he adored her, completely disregarding the unsightly scar on her face.
However, Ye Xixi felt a bit shy under Lu Peishen’s intense gaze.
She thought Uncle Lu was staring at the scar on her face.
Immediately, she covered the right side of her face in embarrassment and said with a hint of self-consciousness, “Uncle Lu, don’t look… it’s ugly!”
“Where is it ugly? You’re not ugly.” Lu Peishen withdrew his gaze, cleared his throat, and slowly walked up to her. “How did you get this scar?”
Covering her face, Ye Xixi replied awkwardly, “It happened after I got burned.”
“Did you burn yourself?” Lu Peishen frowned, reaching out to grasp her soft hand and gently pulling it down.
He liked her and was devoted to her.
He didn’t care about the scar on her face at all.
Ye Xixi couldn’t bring herself to look directly at the handsome Lu Peishen. Shyly and awkwardly, she shook her head and said, “My aunt.”
“Her again?” Lu Peishen’s eyes darkened with anger. “I’ll teach her a lesson for you.”
Teach her aunt a lesson???
Her aunt was a notoriously difficult and venomous woman.
Worried, Ye Xixi immediately said, “Uncle Lu, my aunt is very shrewish. Don’t… let her bite you.”
Lu Peishen chuckled softly. “I’m not afraid of anyone.”
“Be good, don’t worry.”
Well then… alright. Ye Xixi nodded.
“I’ll help you treat this scar,” Lu Peishen said with a smile. “I know you love to look beautiful.”
Huh? Ye Xixi truly didn’t know that Lu Peishen was aware of this???
She had indeed loved beauty since she was a child!
After all, she was her parents’ precious darling.
Unfortunately, her parents passed away later…
“Uncle Lu, this scar has been here for three years. It can’t be healed,” Ye Xixi felt it was impossible to treat.
The scar had completely fused with her skin.
It couldn’t be cured.
“Trust me, don’t worry,” Lu Peishen promised.
Ye Xixi had long given up on treating her unsightly scar, but since Uncle Lu was being so kind to her…
Why should she refuse?
If she refused, wouldn’t she be hurting Uncle Lu’s goodwill?
“Alright, thank you, Uncle Lu,” Ye Xixi no longer refused.
Lu Peishen nodded. “Are you hungry? There’s plenty of fruit at home.”
“Hungry…” She hadn’t eaten for several days while staying under the bridge.
She was starving.
“Come have some fruit first. I’ll have Aunt Fang cook for you.” Lu Peishen’s gaze softened as he released her hand and led her toward the sofa.
The coffee table before the sofa was already laden with an abundant spread of fruits.
Bananas, grapes, peaches, cantaloupe, durian, apples, mangosteens, and more.
Every fruit available at the market had been purchased by Lu Peishen’s instructions to the servants.
Faced with this overflowing table of fruits,
Ye Xixi initially intended to maintain some ladylike restraint, but she was utterly famished.
Upon reaching the coffee table, she completely abandoned any pretense of decorum.
She immediately grabbed a peach and began devouring it in large, hurried bites.
Lu Peishen sat behind her, his long, straight legs crossed with an air of elegance, his soft gaze fixed on the little girl “wolfing down” the fruit.
An unconscious tenderness welled up in his eyes.
He raised his hand, wanting to touch someone so soft and adorable.
But considering this was their first day together, if he acted too hastily, she might think him a pervert, right?
So, better to wait.
Lu Peishen sighed faintly, slowly withdrawing his half-raised hand, and leaned back against the sofa to continue watching his little wife treasure enjoy her fruit.
In the future, he would need to find ways to gradually charm his wife, making her fall for him sooner.